This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
It has become a ritual: Every few years, usually when global distribution system (GDS) contracts are up for renegotiation, the airlines challenge the distribution status quo and try to loosen the hold that GDS companies have had on airline distribution. The animosity is rooted in the days when GDS companies routinely hiked segment fees by 9% or 10% every year, offering nothing new in exchange.
Air France-KLM, which plans to expand its Transavia low-cost arm beyond its French and Dutch bases, is reportedly considering opening a base in Munich by summer 2016.
The “Big 4” US airlines—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines—account for 85% of the seats flown in the US and 88% of revenue generated by US airlines.
Malaysian low-cost carrier (LCC) Malindo Air will introduce a new flight from its base at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) to India’s Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice has ruled that technical problems cannot be defined as “extraordinary circumstances” when it comes to air passenger rights.
Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon sees his organization as a company that happens to operate aircraft. While he’s clearly passionate about his job and the airline, what gets him talking most excitedly is the people who work there and the people they serve.
Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, suspended the air operator’s certificate (AOC) for Center-South Airlines, effective Oct. 1, due to multiple violations.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and Republic Airways will meet with the National Mediation Board (NMB) for the second time this week to discuss a new pilot contract.
